Ohio Ballot Board approves redistricting amendment summary

The Ohio Ballot Board approved a summary of a proposed amendment on the November ballot that would reform the state's process for redrawing legislative boundaries, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

The initiative will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot as Issue 2 with language written by Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted's staff, the newspaper reports. The board's five Republican's OK'd the language, while its two Democrats voted against it.

Voters who want to support the union-backed drive to change the state's legislative map-drawing process must vote "yes" on the issue, the newspaper reports. If passed, a 12-member commission would redraw the maps.